plural amenities
Definition of amenity
1 : something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment
hotels with modern amenities providing residents with the basic amenities
2 usually amenities : something (such as a conventional social gesture) that promotes smoothness or pleasantness in social relationships
maintaining social amenities
3a : the quality of being pleasant or agreeable
b(1) : the attractiveness and value of real estate or of a residential structure
(2) : a feature conducive to such attractiveness and value
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The first known use of amenity was in the 14th century
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